Bijan Ketabchi, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine)
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Emergency Medicine
Ruth and Tristram Colket Jr. Translational Research Building
3501 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Emergency Medicine
Ruth and Tristram Colket Jr. Translational Research Building
3501 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (513) 659-6701
Lab: 267-353-3964
Lab: 267-353-3964
Email:
ketabchib@chop.edu
ketabchib@chop.edu
Publications
Education:
BS (Biochemistry; Minor in Medical Anthropology)
University of Southern California, 2012.
MD
University of Southern California School of Medicine, 2016.
MPH (Health Education/Health Promotion)
University of Cincinnati, 2022.
Permanent linkBS (Biochemistry; Minor in Medical Anthropology)
University of Southern California, 2012.
MD
University of Southern California School of Medicine, 2016.
MPH (Health Education/Health Promotion)
University of Cincinnati, 2022.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Emergency medicine, pediatric emergency medicine, emergency psychiatryDescription of Research Expertise
mental health, behavioral health, suicide prevention, restraint reduction, agitation management, emergency psychiatrySelected Publications
Bijan Ketabchi, Sofia Chaudhary, Kristine Cieslak, Kristol Das, Ashley A Foster, Maya Haasz, Jennifer A Hoffmann, Leslie Hueschen, Elizabeth Lehto, Sagar Devendra Mehta, Shilpa J Patel, Wendy J Pomerantz, Christian D Pulcini, Curt Stankovic, Amanda Stewart, Sindhu Sudanagunta, Irma T Ugalde, Eric Fleegler, Susan Duffy: Youth Suicide Prevention in the Emergency Department: Lethal Means Counseling 101. Ann Emerg Med 86(4): 415-426, Oct 2025.Ketabchi B, Babcock L, Zhang Y, Barzman D, Pomerantz WJ: Predicting Agitation in the Emergency Department. Pediatrics Online 156(1): e2024068727, Jul 2025.
Ketabchi B, Krass P, Katz ER, Chapman L, and Friedlander E.: Behavioral and Psychiatric Emergencies. Fleisher & Ludwig’s Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Wolters Kluwer Health. Kathy N. Shaw (eds.). 2025 Notes: Chapter.
Ketabchi B, Gittelman MA, Zhang Y, Pomerantz WJ.: Impact of cable lock distribution on firearm securement after emergent mental health evaluation: a randomized controlled trial. Inj Epidemiol. 11(1): 63, Nov 2024.
Foster AA, Ketabchi B, Hoffmann JA: Evaluation and management of suicidal ideation and self-harm in children in the emergency department. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice 21(3): 1-28, Mar 2024.
Babcock L, Ketabchi B, Yin Zhang, Drew Barzman, Pomerantz WJ: The BRACHA-S: A Streamlined Agitation Prediction Tool for Children with Mental and Behavioral Health Concerns in the Emergency Department. Oral Presentation, Pediatric Academic Societies, Toronto, Canada 2024.
Hoffmann JA, Carter CP, Olsen CS, Chaudhari PP, Chaudhary S, Duffy S, Glomb N, Goyal MK, Grupp-Phelan J, Haasz M, Ketabchi B, Kravitz-Wirtz N, Lerner B, Shihabuddin B, Wendt W, Cook LJ, Alpern ER: Pediatric Firearm Injury Emergency Department Visits from 2017-2022: A Multicenter Study. Pediatrics 152(6): e2023063129, Dec 2023.
Hoffmann JA, Carter CP, Olsen CS, Chaudhari PP, Chaudhary S, Duffy S, Glomb N, Goyal MK, Grupp-Phelan J, Haasz M, Ketabchi B, Kravitz-Wirtz N, Lerner B, Shihabuddin B, Wendt W, Cook LJ, Alpern ER: Emergency Department Visits for Pediatric Firearm Injuries 2017-2022. Oral Presentation, National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms, Chicago, IL 2023.
Hoffmann JA, Carter CP, Olsen CS, Chaudhari PP, Chaudhary S, Duffy S, Glomb N, Goyal MK, Grupp-Phelan J, Haasz M, Ketabchi B, Kravitz-Wirtz N, Lerner B, Shihabuddin B, Wendt W, Cook LJ, Alpern ER. : Emergency Department Visits for Pediatric Firearm Injuries during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Oral Presentation, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition, Washington DC 2023.
Ketabchi B, Hoffmann JA: Supporting Youth During Mental Health Boarding: It’s About Time. The Journal of Pediatrics 255(1): 8-11, Apr 2022.